Security tightened in and around Bangkok after bomb threat by end of month: Police

Bangkok: Security has been stepped up in the Thai capital and nearby provinces following an intelligence report of possible bomb attacks by the end of this month, senior police officials said.

There was some information that pointed to a possibility that a group may try to stage car-bomb attacks in Bangkok and its suburbs between 25 and 30 October with targets at airports, parking spaces and department stores, deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said here yesterday after chairing an urgent meeting with police for two hours.

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The meeting was held after Srivara met with with Australian Ambassador to Thailand Paul Robilliard and Paul Foley PSM, Australia's Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism based in Canberra.

He added that security authorities had been ordered to keep a close watch on many groups of people in the restive
Southern Thailand, including foreigners, as the month marks several anniversaries relating to the ongoing violence.